Boys' name · since 1913
Hamer
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Hamer, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hamer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 56 have been recorded since 1913.
Hamer has 56 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1930.
- #21,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamer ranks #21,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hamer's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hamer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hamer's full recorded timeline at 1924, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hamer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1930
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Hamer by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Hamer's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Hamer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hamer's data
- Hamer's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hamer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hamer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.